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Post by thereallt on Dec 6, 2023 15:23:16 GMT
Iron Maiden has had an incredible run of top notch albums. Iron Maiden and Killers with Paul DiAnno singing are both straight fire. System might prefer these two albums if he dosen't like Bruce's singing style. DiAnno's singing is more like a hardcore punk style.
Number of the Beast is my absolute favorite Maiden album,with Powerslave being a quick 2nd. But their entire run from Number of the Beast to Fear of the Dark is awesome. Brave New World is really good as well.
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Post by Emperor on Dec 6, 2023 18:04:22 GMT
I've been quietly lurking in this fascinating thread for a long time and particularly enjoying your hatred of Britpop. Time to end the procrastination on writing my thoughts - now that one of my favourite albums has dropped it feels appropriate to break the silence. 98 - Elephant - The White Stripes - 2003The White Stripes have always intrigued me, from what I've seen I feel I would enjoy Jack White's brand of wild retro rock, but I've never listened to The White Stripes (or Jack White's solo work) beyond a few songs. I ought to give this album a listen, despite the horrific overplaying of Seven Nation Army. I suppose I can listen to it while mouthing "OOOOHHH ZACK SABRE JUUUUNIOR" to the riff. 97 - Is This It - The Strokes - 2001It may surprise you to learn that this album was in my playlist surprisingly recently, around a year ago. Yes, I had a phase of listening to The Strokes. It ended pretty quickly. I still love the song Juicebox from a later album but the rest of their songs wear thin pretty quickly. There's just no energy to the music, like System said it's White Stripes but lacking something. 95 - OK Computer - Radiohead - 1997My brother owns this album so I've actually listened to it in full in his car. That experience confirmed to me that Radiohead are exactly as overrated as I thought. It's a bit strange because I love early Muse, who are often compared to Radiohead for good reason, but in my mind it's a similar deal to The Strokes and The White Stripes. A similar style Muse but are simply a lot more interesting. Although I would take OK Computer over Muse's last few albums. 86 - Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers) - Wu-Tang Clan - 199384 - The Chronic - Dr.Dre - 1992 71 - It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back - Public Enemy - 198870 - Straight Outta Compton - N.W.A. - 1988A bigger surprise than The Strokes is that I am partial to some older rap/hip hop. Straight Outta Compton is a great record, as is It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back. I've not heard any Wu-Tang Clan or Dr. Dre but consider this a mental (and written) note to check them out. 80 - Pearl Jam - Ten (1991)79 - Nirvana - Nevermind (1991)N A T H is correct in that all these Seattle bands got lumped together under the "grunge" label but really don't sound alike. I dabbled in grunge in my teenage years, but it was nothing more than a handful of songs on my playlist, I never listened to full albums. I enjoy Pearl Jam the most out of all of them. Jeremy is a brilliant song and the best that the movement has produced. Recently I was in a rock bar which played music videos and a captivating video played. We couldn't take our eyes off the screen. The song was damn good too. The strangely familiar vocalist sang "evolution" many times. I had no idea what the band was, and I was surprised to learn it's Pearl Jam. They changed their sound a lot. 78 - Metallica - Metallica (1991)A game changer in many ways, we all know the reasons. Personally, I don't care much for the album. In my youth I played Enter Sandman and Sad But True as much as the next aspiring metalhead, but I have long since lost interest and I never cared much for the rest of the album. If I had to pick a favourite song, it would be The Unforgiven, that's the only song from that album that I'd listen to voluntarily. 75 - Doolittle - Pixies (1989)I've not heard a single Pixies song apart from the Christmas one, but System's review makes me interested indeed. Doolittle...YOU JUST MADE THE LIST! 73 - Like a Prayer - Madonna (1989)I enjoy the title track (awesome video too), one of the few pop songs I would happily have on a playlist. However that does not motivate me to check out the rest of the album. 69 - Appetite for Destruction - Guns N’ Roses (1989)One of the formative albums of my musical life. All of the big hits were on regular rotation, but my favourite track by an inch is Nightrain. Welcome to the Jungle, Paradise City and Sweet Child O' Mine are all brilliant songs, classics of the genre. An anecdote: I used to read rock/metal magazines, and constantly reading that Sweet Child O' Mine had the GREATEST GUITAR SOLO EVER put me off that song for a while. Too much hype is a bad thing. That said, my favourite G'N'R song is November Rain which is from Use Your Illusion II. 63 - Murmur - R.E.M. (1983)Story time with Emperor. R.E.M. helped get me through the torturous final months of my PhD. I don't remember how it started - perhaps a YouTube rabbit hole - but something caused me to quit with the heavy music. R.E.M. was almost constantly being played in the summer/autumn of 2015. It would have been fascinating to see my Last.FM statistics had I not given up scrobbling a year or two before. I got hooked on the singles and music videos, but that wasn't enough R.E.M. for me so I listened to the majority of their discography in order. The conclusion: they are a singles band. Most of the filler tracks bored me. I only kept one album - Document (1987) - their fifth album in five years. Not even their early 90s albums hooked me. Instead I settled on their greatest hits album In Time which still gets played to this day. Favourite songs: Man On The MoonThe Great BeyondIt's The End Of The World As We Know It (And I Feel Fine)The One I LoveBad DayImitation Of LifeThe Sidewinder Sleeps Tonite (despite the fact I never figured out what he's singing in the chorus)[/i] Shiny Happy People (I know Michael Stipe disowned this song but I like it) 60 - The Number of the Beast - Iron Maiden (1982)If I were to rank my top 10 favourite albums, The Number of the Beast probably wouldn't make it but it would be damn close, along with the follow up Piece of Mind. A masterpiece, every track is A or A+ except for the only dud, Gangland. Not quite a perfect album but it does boast a perfect song, the greatest heavy metal song ever written, Hallowed Be Thy Name, along with other all-timer metal anthems such as the title track and Run To The Hills. As far as I'm concerned every song apart from the dud is a classic. Iron Maiden do have multiple vocalists. This was the first album with Bruce Dickinson. The previous two albums were fronted by Paul Di'Anno. As thereallt said you would enjoy his vocal style far more and the musical style is pretty similar. Bruce Dickinson left the band for most of the 90s, his replacement for two albums was Blaze Bayley. I've never listened to those records (I really should), but I imagine you would like his voice too.
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Post by N A T H on Dec 6, 2023 18:39:55 GMT
I had that similar experience with Do The Evolution. I had the initial introduction to Pearl Jam through Ten - ok, more honestly through seeing the videos on television as a 6 or 7 year old and later, a few tracks from the next few albums, but honestly by 1998, Pearl Jam was an old man's band in my 15 year old head, grunge was dead. It was my Gen X cousin's favourite band, and he was 25! Old. It sounded old compared to Nu Metal and all the big beat electronic music that was coming out and whatever my obnoxious teenage self thought was tasteful.
Then one night, I saw that Todd McFarlane directed music video and was like " WTF is this?! " and I was a Pearl Jam fan since once again.
But, they did lump all grunge into the same basket. I've seen documentaries where " grunge " guys are sitting their playing guitar going " this is Rock, and now this is Punk and and now this is Metal and now... hold onto your seats, this is... grunge. " Playing the exact same riff in different styles. No, it's all Alt-Rock. Grunge in hindsight is more an aesthetic.
If you take say, The Screaming Trees' - Nearly Lost you. To me that video clip captures that flannel wearing, standing in a field aesthetic that is associated with grunge, from a mainstream prospective. And it sounds stereotypically like what many remember popular grunge overall sounding like.
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Post by System on Dec 7, 2023 5:16:05 GMT
59 Closer Joy Division (1980) I put off listening to this yesterday, not because I don’t like it. I love it, I own it on vinyl which is a high honour on the System shelf. But because how powerful and depressing it is. I had an awesome day meeting HR & was off to meet Sandra for dinner. I didn’t need the musical equivalent of a downer at this particular time. Gave it a listen today & it hasn’t lost its punch at all. Atrocity Exhibition paints such a vivid picture as a fantastic opening track (& inspiration for Danny Brown’s great album of the same name). And if that somehow didn’t set the tone for the album then “Isolation” definitely spells it out for you. A Means to an End is great but Twenty Four Hours and Decades are the best of the best on this album when it comes to just the raw emotion Closer achieves. If you weren’t aware Ian Curtis committed suicide only 2 months after the recording of this album and it was released after his death. Not making light of said tragedy but this clear cry for help is an amazing piece of art. Rating 10/10
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Post by System on Dec 7, 2023 15:49:55 GMT
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Post by N A T H on Dec 7, 2023 18:41:44 GMT
Famously, in Fight Club. In addition to every second Reel on Instagram these days when a content creator is exposing the truth.
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Post by c on Dec 7, 2023 20:31:53 GMT
And Orange Cassady's theme song until recently when he got Jane back.
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Post by Emperor on Dec 7, 2023 21:16:58 GMT
Can't say I recognise the song. My first non-Christmas exposure to The Pixies. Not bad.
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Post by c on Dec 7, 2023 21:20:27 GMT
If you heard Nirvana you heard the Pixies. Kurt shamelessly ripped them off for Nevermind.
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Post by Ness on Dec 7, 2023 21:31:39 GMT
So Nirvana is just a cover band?
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Post by c on Dec 7, 2023 22:18:08 GMT
Nevermind was in a way. It was like parts of Pixie songs stitched together with different lyrics. Kurt thought they would get killed in the press for just how much they took from the Pixies.
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Post by N A T H on Dec 8, 2023 2:02:26 GMT
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Post by System on Dec 8, 2023 2:51:19 GMT
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Back in Black AC/DC (1980) This is now the second highest selling album of all time, behind Thriller according to Wikipedia. Considering I don’t consume alcohol or watch AFL/NRL I feel like I’m at risk of losing my citizenship with this post :lol:. My dad listened to AC/DC a lot when I was a kid, as mentioned before Side note I should probably do a System senior thread regarding music as he’s seen many renowned acts including INXS at a local pub. As for me, I’m not the first person to say this and even the band admit it. AC/DC all sounds very similar if not the same. I’ve said the same thing numerous times about Pusha T & Cannibal Corpse & I enjoy them. They have some iconic tracks that I enjoy (as does seemingly everyone) but never been interested to venture out much more. This album is the first to feature lead singer Brian Johnson after the death of Bon Scott so I was surprised to learn they’ve had five singers overall due to line up changes over time. As for this album…I like Hells Bells, You Shook Me All Night Long & of course the iconic Back in Black. None of the deep cuts really stood out but again nothing offensive. I’d prefer Highway to Hell over this probably because of the countless times I heard it a a kid :lol: This also could be another thread but I feel like with Limp Bizkit this is a band that’s much more enjoyed on the live stage than studio sessions. Rating 5/10
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Post by thereallt on Dec 8, 2023 5:27:34 GMT
Back in Black is a great album, but I got a little sick of it because my brother played the living hell out of it when we were kids. As in every morning when he woke up. I'd still give it an easy 8 out of 10. Easily the best of the Brian Johnson era.
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Post by N A T H on Dec 8, 2023 5:28:50 GMT
Yeah, I don't get ACDC either.
Sure, there's some great riffs for say, playing as Iron Man is murdering some criminals for example, but the rest just sounds like the same squeeling.
You Shook Me All Night Long, is probably the only ACDC song I catch myself enjoying.
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Post by Gyro LC on Dec 8, 2023 20:57:25 GMT
AC/DC is an example of a band that does one thing and does it extremely well.
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Post by Neo Zeed on Dec 8, 2023 21:09:11 GMT
Loved BIB when I was in 8th grade but older I got I realized that AC/DC was Bon Scott Highway to Hell is their epic album where they peaked, several great albums prior to that one. After he died they were pretty bland like unseasoned food or 90’s Wal Mart clothes, they were like the Rustlers and Pro Wings of hard rock. Ken Shamrock walking out to For Those About to Rock in Pancrase makes that song though, amazing.
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Post by Emperor on Dec 8, 2023 21:22:07 GMT
AC/DC is an example of a band that does one thing and does it extremely well. Exactly. But even though they do it extremely well, it does get boring pretty quickly. The only AC/DC song I really like is Let There Be Rock.
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Post by Ness on Dec 9, 2023 0:21:04 GMT
Treason.
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Post by thereallt on Dec 9, 2023 1:42:36 GMT
My favorite AC/DC song
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Post by System on Dec 9, 2023 4:04:03 GMT
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London Calling The Clash (1979) If you’ve been following this this thread you already know from the title this isn’t getting a high score. Seemingly influencing a lot of other albums on this list I didn’t like, it’s more of a sound I don’t really care for, basically British garage rock to my ears. That being said I liked London Calling, Lost in the supermarket & Train in Vain (Stand By Me). Rating 3/10
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Post by Gyro LC on Dec 9, 2023 4:14:17 GMT
London Calling The Clash (1979) If you’ve been following this this thread you already know from the title this isn’t getting a high score. Seemingly influencing a lot of other albums on this list I didn’t like, it’s more of a sound I don’t really care for, basically British garage rock to my ears. That being said I liked London Calling, Lost in the supermarket & Train in Vain (Stand By Me). Rating 3/10 I’m not a fan of The Clash but I love love love The Guns of Brixton
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Post by System on Dec 9, 2023 14:53:48 GMT
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Off the Wall Michael Jackson (1979) Does anyone remember that poster that was like obsessed with Michael Jackson on the original tour? Like I think he may have even had some involvement in the This Is It tour before it was canceled. The first artist on this list to get two entries, because well.. it’s the king of pop, Michael Jackson. I felt the album ended on a bit of a lull with I can’t help it & burn this disco out not being bad but definitely not the strong points of the album, but I suppose that’s to be expected with side B. Other than that this album is fantastic, some incredibly catchy and great tracks almost all the way through. Don’t Stop Till You Get Enough, Get on the Floor, Girlfriend & Rock With You being some of my favourite tracks. Great production all the way through and Michael Jackson’s vocals always deliver. Rating 9/10
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Post by System on Dec 10, 2023 14:52:23 GMT
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C’est Chic Chic (1978) Reminds me a lot of Daft Punk, definitely much more focus on the instrumentation and when there is vocals it’s very light. Also much more suited to the dance floor obviously being a disco band but I still enjoyed this. Chic Cheer, Le Freak & the instrumental track Savoir Faire were good. I didn’t care for At Last I am Free or I Want Your Love. The hidden track of people laughing I assume is meant to be go with the joyful sound of the album but it doesn’t come across that way to System :lol:. Also for any Europeans confused: The European version was originally called Très Chic, with the cover featuring a woman wrapped around a neon light tube. It was withdrawn and replaced with the C'est Chic version with a less risqué cover. Très Chic had a different track listing - Wiki
Much better suited to a blaxploitation film or a live setting but I still enjoyed this chilling at home. Rating 7/10
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Post by @admin on Dec 10, 2023 21:49:11 GMT
Reminds me a lot of Daft Punk, definitely much more focus on the instrumentation and when there is vocals it’s very light. Also much more suited to the dance floor obviously being a disco band but I still enjoyed this. Nile Rodgers played on Get Lucky and Lose Yourself To Dance so there's a thread.
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Post by System on Dec 11, 2023 14:20:12 GMT
Reminds me a lot of Daft Punk, definitely much more focus on the instrumentation and when there is vocals it’s very light. Also much more suited to the dance floor obviously being a disco band but I still enjoyed this. Nile Rodgers played on Get Lucky and Lose Yourself To Dance so there's a thread. It took me way too long to realise you meant a thread between the artists, not a thread idea I’m a dumbass :lol:
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Post by System on Dec 11, 2023 14:28:54 GMT
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One way or Another & Heart of Glass are iconic tracks & 11:59 was a fun track too but I overall this is just isn’t for me. Like with some foods it can be the best prepared meal of the best in the land but if I don’t like that food…well it doesn’t work for me, brother! Was bored through most of it and that’s not good for a 39 min album. Side note is there any female fronted bands that don’t have all male band members? Paramore and Halestorm being two examples of a band set up like this. Rating 3/10
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Post by Emperor on Dec 11, 2023 15:17:58 GMT
Side note is there any female fronted bands that don’t have all male band members? Paramore and Halestorm being two examples of a band set up like this. ABBA is the first band that comes to mind. Two women, two men. Fleetwood Mac had two female members at one point right?
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Post by CM Punk'd on Dec 11, 2023 15:30:54 GMT
Side note is there any female fronted bands that don’t have all male band members? Paramore and Halestorm being two examples of a band set up like this. ABBA is the first band that comes to mind. Two women, two men. Fleetwood Mac had two female members at one point right? Veruca Salt, Heart, and The Mamas & the Papas are a few more examples.
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Post by c on Dec 11, 2023 16:38:54 GMT
Almost all Riot Girl or fem indie rock bands too. Think Hole or Indigo girls.
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